Rocks and Minerals 2009

Welcome to Earth Science - our first topic will be Inside the Restless Earth - Rocks and Minerals

Sept 29
Warm up
Complete Mysterious Minerals Lab
Begin Fools Gold Activity-
Be sure all of Ch. 1 is read!

Oct 3
Hand out paperwork for trip
Work on Fool's Gold Activity - due Tuesday
HW: Read pg 26-32

Oct 5
Notes- The Rock Cycle
Webquest - complete for HW - Study Guide before lab work next week
Upcoming Minerals Quiz- Oct 12
HW: Complete readying Ch. 2 pages 33-45

Oct 10
Rock on! The Great Rock Station Activity- stations of the Rock Cycle - continue Tues.
HW: Study Ch. 1
Work on webquest Study Guide packet
Be sure Ch. 2 is read!

Oct 14
Complete Rock Station Activities
Complete Webquest study guide and Read Ch. 2

Oct 18
Work on Desert Critter Activity - present Oct. 25
Review Rock Cycle Stations - turn in packet
HW: Keep working on critter research

Oct. 20
Early Release Day
Work on Critter Presentation- present Monday!
Get desert trip bag!

Oct. 25
Presentations on Desert Critters and Adaptations
HW: Study for Ch. 2 Rock Cycle Quiz- Wed 10/27
Review what to study in class for quiz
Continue presentations on Wed. as needed